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Planning Now

Fear or despair felt at the end-of-life is only heightened by the fear that our death might burden the people we love. If we are fortunate enough to be able to plan for our final moments, how might we better prepare?

How might we better prepare for the last days and hours of life, so our loved ones have a good life until the end? This Opportunity Area also focuses on accessibility of planning resources. How might we allow people from all socioeconomic levels to plan in a meaningful way? Let’s allow death to ignite the way we live – even if paperwork or logistics are a piece of that. We’ll explore how to bring the humor and lightness that brings us joy to the planning process of this heavy topic.